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DataFieldConverter::CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the converter can convert an object of the specified source type to the native type of the converter.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.Design
Assembly:  System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

public:
virtual bool CanConvertFrom(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
	Type^ sourceType
) override

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext object that can be used to gain additional context information.

sourceType
Type: System::Type

A Type that represents the type you wish to convert from.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if the converter can perform the conversion; otherwise, false.

This method returns true if the source type is a string. Otherwise, this method always returns false.

Notes to Inheritors:

Override this method to meet your own conversion requirements.

The context parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment the converter is being invoked from. It might be nullptr, so you should always check. Also, properties of the context object might also return nullptr.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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